Overview

Pitch

As you discover a mysterious mobile app that lets you see, communicate, and control ghosts, you start to realize others can do the same, and not all of them have good will. Mystery lingers, stranger things start to happen around you, and something darker lurks in the corner.

An RPG for busy people : Harness the power of the mysterious app to build interesting party of folklore-inspired souls. Battle, investigate, and solve mystical cases in this RPG with idle mechanics. No fuss, no grind required, build your very own party of ghosts, and - effortlessly - level up!

Core Experience

There are 2 core experiences this Dummy Idle RPG wants to achieve :

• A game that wrap-around it's player's life, not the opposite : Midcore RPG that "busy" people can still play without the feeling missing out vs their friends who keep playing the game
• Redefine Indonesian traditional folklore and culture so it fits into modern/pop media culture. Make Gatotkaca, or even local ghost looks cool to our modern audience.

Octopath's 2D sprite +3D environment visual style

SMT Persona's urban/modern vibe

Idle RPG's Meta

Specification

Core Directions

• Tema naratif : Seinen, Dark
• Mistis + Digital + Urban + Cool
• Encourage player untuk selalu datang kembali ke game via rewards
• Session relatif lebih pendek dari RPG in general, encourage player untuk mengecek di waktu luang yang kurang dari 5 menit
• Setiap engagement selalu rewarding (Strong instant gratification)

Target Market

"Strong Clint"

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• Male
• 25-35 y/o
• Kompetitif
• Sudah berkeluarga
• Pegawai kantoran
• Got energy and money, no time

Core Loop

Berbeda dengan RPG dengan core loop biasa yang memiliki flow Battle (+XP +Gold) → Upgrade (memakai Gold/XP) → Battle, progression pada Dummy Idle RPG terjadi lebih banyak saat player offline. Alih-alih mendapatkan Gold/XP langsung secara besar selepas Battle, player meng-unlock spot "Auto-Battle" yang memiliki passive income lebih besar. Passive income yang besar ini nantinya dapat di-redeem oleh player saat mereka login kembali setelah beberapa jam berlalu. Dengan cara ini, player yang memiliki waktu main yang lebih sedikit akan memiliki progression gap yang relatif lebih kecil dibandingkan player dengan waktu main yang lebih besar.